Registry entry locations for POS

Legacy KB ID: 3980

Question

Where are the POS registry keys written to during installation?

Answer

When installing POS the registry entry location will be in one of 2 places depending on the OS being used. See below for details.

*** 32bit OS registry locations ***

XP:
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Admin: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Reckon\QuickBooks Point of Sale Administrator
Terminal: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\\Reckon\QuickBooks Point of Sale

Vista:
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Admin: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Reckon\QuickBooks Point of Sale Administrator
Terminal: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\\Reckon\QuickBooks Point of Sale

7:
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Admin: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Reckon\QuickBooks Point of Sale Administrator
Terminal: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\\Reckon\QuickBooks Point of Sale

*** 64bit OS registry locations ***

XP:
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Admin: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Reckon\QuickBooks Point of Sale Administrator
Terminal: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Reckon\QuickBooks Point of Sale

Vista:
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Admin: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Reckon\QuickBooks Point of Sale Administrator
Terminal: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Reckon\QuickBooks Point of Sale

7:
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Admin: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Reckon\QuickBooks Point of Sale Administrator
Terminal: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Reckon\QuickBooks Point of Sale